Blind man loses manslaughter sentence appeal

The Court of Criminal Appeal has upheld the six-year sentence imposed on a legally blind man who strangled a 60-year-old after calling to his apartment to service his computer.

Michael Byrne (aged 38), formerly of Clonard Road, Crumlin, Dublin, was charged with murdering Denis Brennan at Bow Bridge complex, Kilmainham, Dublin, between July 5 and July 8 2008.